University of Portsmouth
Winston Churchill Avenue, Southsea, PO1 2UP, Portsmouth, England United Kingdom
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Institution Overview
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- About the Institution
The University of Portsmouth is a public university in the coastal city of Portsmouth, England, known for career-focused degrees and strong links to industry and the local community. It delivers teaching and research across a city-centre campus, with additional sites including Langstone and a London campus.
- Institution Type
Public University
- Establishment Year
- Origins: 1870 (as Portsmouth and Gosport School of Science and Art)
- University Status: 1992
- Educational Focus
- Career-focused education with many professionally accredited programmes (PSRB-accredited courses)
- Emphasis on “connect your degree to your ambitions” / work experience pathways (e.g., Connected Degrees)
- Accreditations
- AACSB business accreditation (University of Portsmouth business and management education / Portsmouth Business School)
- PSRB accreditation (programme-level): 75% of undergraduates enrolled on courses with professional/statutory/regulatory body accreditation (reported for 2021/22)
- Rankings
- Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2023): Gold
- REF 2021: 77% of research submitted rated world-leading (4) or internationally excellent (3)
- REF 2021: Ranked 3rd of modern (post-92) universities in the UK for research power
- RateMyPlacement Best Universities for Work Experience 2025/26: 12th (highest-ranked in its region, per the university)